Chapter 120: The Crisis of Team Strategy Split
Su Wanqing looked at Lu Zhao's screen. The red dot in the northwest area was moving quickly. That was Xiao Ran's tracking signal.
Night, this existence like a maggot on the tarsal bone, is eating away at Lin Che's will bit by bit.
"His condition is getting worse." Lu Zhao's voice broke the silence.
"Ye's control is increasing, and Lin Che's mental strength is rapidly declining. If this continues, he will soon become Ye's puppet completely."
Su Wanqing sighed, walked over to Lin Che, and tried to hold his hand.
However, Lin Che suddenly retracted his hand, his eyes were empty, as if he had completely lost focus.
“Don’t touch me…go away…” Lin Che’s voice was hoarse and low, with a palpitating sense of strangeness.
Su Wanqing's hand stopped in the air, and a feeling of powerlessness surged in her heart.
She knew that there was no point in communicating with Lin Che now.
The night has completely taken over his body and consciousness. What she is facing is no longer the boy she rescued on the stormy night, but a dangerous and unpredictable enemy.
"Lu Zhao, is there any way to suppress Ye temporarily?" Su Wanqing asked, her voice so calm that it seemed unreal.
Lu Zhao shook his head. "The effect of mental suppression is getting weaker and weaker. Ye seems to have found a way to deal with it. Moreover, the most important thing for us now is to find Xiao Ran and stop him from going deeper into the dangerous area."
"He insists on taking action on his own. How can we stop him?" Su Wanqing asked, with a hint of helplessness in her tone.
"I'm trying to track his movements, but the signal interference in the northwest region is very serious. Moreover, Xiao Ran seems to have deliberately turned off his communication equipment, making it difficult for us to determine his exact location," Lu Zhao explained.
Just then, a slight noise came from the material storage area.
Su Wanqing and Lu Zhao immediately became alert and looked in that direction at the same time.
A thin, plain-dressed man walked out from behind the pile of supplies, holding a few beautifully packaged energy bars in his hands.
This person is Wang Gang, a logistics staff member in charge of material distribution at the base. He is usually taciturn and seldom takes the initiative to communicate with others.
"Wang Gang, what are you doing here?" Su Wanqing asked, with a hint of wariness in her voice.
Wang Gang raised his head and glanced at Su Wanqing, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
"I…I just wanted to grab some energy bars and give them to my family."
"The supplies at the base are very tight right now. You took supplies without permission, which is a violation of discipline." Su Wanqing said, her tone becoming stern.
Wang Gang's face showed a trace of panic. "I... I just want my family to have enough food... They haven't had a decent meal for several days..."
Su Wanqing looked at Wang Gang's weather-beaten face and her heart moved slightly.
She knew that in this apocalyptic world, everyone was struggling to survive.
But she also understood that if she allowed Wang Gang to take supplies privately, the base would soon fall into chaos.
"Wang Gang, I understand your difficulties. But the situation at the base is very complicated right now. We must abide by discipline and maintain order. I will find a way to provide you and your family with some help, but you must promise not to take supplies without permission in the future."
Su Wanqing said, her tone softening a little.
Wang Gang nodded, a look of gratitude on his face. "Thank you, Su Wanqing. I know I was wrong, and I won't dare to do it again."
However, Su Wanqing was filled with uneasiness. She always felt that Wang Gang's appearance was a little strange.
She vaguely felt that Ye might be using the people inside these bases to carry out some activities in secret.
"Lu Zhao, pay close attention to Wang Gang's actions and see if he has any other purposes." Su Wanqing said in a low voice.
Lu Zhao nodded and started to act immediately.
At the same time, Xiao Ran had already gone deep into the abandoned industrial area in the northwest region.
In his hand he held a map provided by a black market merchant, on which was marked a mysterious coordinate point.
Xiao Ran believed that the coordinate point contained clues about his sister.
However, this industrial area is more dangerous than he imagined. Not only are there a large number of zombies, but also a variety of poisonous gases.
Relying on his rich combat experience and powerful supernatural powers, Xiao Ran barely avoided the attacks of some zombies, but his movements became slower and slower.
"Damn, the situation here is worse than I thought." Xiao Ran said in a low voice, a hint of anxiety on his face.
He took out his communication device and tried to contact Su Wanqing, but there was no signal from the communication device.
"The communication is being interfered with." Xiao Ran said, his expression becoming even uglier.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He knew that now he could only rely on himself.
"I must find my sister, no matter what the cost." Xiao Ran said, his eyes full of determination.
In the base laboratory, Su Wanqing looked at the report sent by Lu Zhao with a trace of worry on her face.
“Ye is using Lin Che’s special ability to secretly mobilize the supplies in the base.
He seems to be preparing something." Lu Zhao said.
"What does he want to do?" Su Wanqing asked.
"I don't know yet. But the supplies he mobilized include a large amount of medical supplies and energy food. This shows that he may be preparing for a long battle." Lu Zhao said.
Su Wanqing's heart tightened. She knew what Ye's purpose was.
He wanted to control the entire base and turn everyone into his puppets.
"We must stop him." Su Wanqing said, her tone firm.
"But now we have two problems to solve." Lu Zhao said.
"One is Ye's control over Lin Che, and the other is Xiao Ran's solitude. We must find a way to solve these two problems at the same time."
Su Wanqing was silent for a moment, and then said, "In the short term, we are focusing on 'locking in the environmental triggers for sample diffusion.' The most important thing now is to figure out how this gas is produced and how to control its diffusion. If this problem can be solved, we can avoid a greater risk of splitting."
"Are you sure?" Lu Zhao asked.
"This is the safest way at the moment." Su Wanqing said. "We can't let Xiao Ran's impulsiveness and Ye's calculations ruin our plan."
Lu Zhao nodded. "I agree with you. I will use my mechanical abilities to remotely support Xiao Ran and provide him with the necessary help."
"Be careful, Lu Zhao. He is very unstable right now and an accident could easily happen to him." Su Wanqing said.
"I will." Lu Zhao said.
Su Wanqing walked to a metal cabinet and opened it. Inside were several energy bars generated from the jade bracelet space.
She picked up an energy bar and took a small bite.
"The side effects of the materials generated by the jade bracelet seem to be greater than I thought." Su Wanqing said in a low voice.
She tried to introduce a small sample into the special storage area of the jade bracelet space to make precise observations on the material generation capacity.
She discovered that although the generated energy bar looked no different from an ordinary energy bar, it emitted a faint radiation.
The effects of this radiation on the human body are not yet known, but it is certainly not beneficial to health.
"It seems that the jade bracelet is not omnipotent. Although it is powerful, it also has its own limitations." Su Wanqing said.
She inferred from the reaction of the jade bracelet that the sample itself contained unknown triggers and began to develop a more in-depth individual testing plan.
The spread of samples will not only lead to an increase in the number of zombies, but it is also likely to affect human cognition and behavior, which is what she is most worried about.
In the laboratory, Lin Che's body began to tremble violently, and his eyes were filled with fear and despair.
The night had completely taken control of his body and he was being swallowed by the darkness.
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